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Government Publications Access

Galvin Library

IIT

About the Documents Collection

Explanation of the Superintendent of Documents Classification Scheme

As a Federal Depository Library, we receive many publications issued by agencies of the U.S. Government.  These publications, which may include books, CD-ROMs, Internet sites, maps, posters, pamphlets, and periodicals, contain information on careers, business opportunities, space exploration, research, energy, and many other subjects.

Federal Government publications in this collection are arranged by the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) classification number.  Publications are grouped together by issuing agency.

The example below shows how the SuDoc number C 61.34:987 is constructed.

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Here are the prefixes from the SuDoc classification numbers for some of the agencies that you may be interested in:

A Agriculture Dept.
C 3. Census Bureau (Commerce Dept.)
D Defense Dept.
E Energy Dept.
ED Education Dept.
GA General Accounting Office
GS General Services Administration
HE Health and Human Services Dept.
I Interior Dept.
I 19. U.S. Geological Survey (Interior Dept.)
J Justice Dept.
Ju Judiciary
L Labor Dept.
LC Library of Congress
NAS NASA
S State Dept.
SI Smithsonian Institute
T 22. Internal Revenue Service
X, Y Congress
Y.4 Congressional Committees

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